Water on moon in daylight a 'huge surprise' for scientists

NASA discovers Ice on the Moon

By: whiteshark

NASA will announce the discovery of a large field of ice on the moon at the top of the hour. Breaking:  According to NASA, water found on the moon.  NASA says it has found "significant amount" of water on the moon.

25 days ago

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's LAMP Shedding Light On Permanently ...

By: dustgeer

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), launched on JuneJune 18 of this year, has begun its extensive exploration of the lunar environment and will return more data about the Moon than any previous mission. The Lyman-Alpha Mapping Project (LAMP), developed by Southwest Research InstituteInstitute, is an integral part of the LRO science

16 days ago

Nasa discovers 'significant amount' of water on the moon

By: TauseefAhmed

Nasa has found 'a significant amount' of water inside a crater on the Moon in a discovery that could pave the way for the first manned lunar base. The agency announced that last month's audacious attempt to smash two spacecraft into the Moon's rocky surface to find ice was a major success. The £49million bombing raid threw up a mile-high ...

24 days ago

NASA Discovers Water on the Moon

By: WordSlinger

Anthony Colaprete, a principal project investigator at NASA's Ames Research Center said there is a significant amount of water on the moon. The discovery came from an analysis of data in which a NASA spacecraft crashed into the moon intentionally last month.  Significant water would make it easier to set up a base camp for ...

24 days ago